Back in my day, YouTube had a 5-star rating system
And the video’s rating was plainly visible so you could use it to make the decision whether the video was even worth your click.
The shovelware AI slop video channels wouldn’t be such a problem today if we still had that.
Back in my day, memes weren’t Ai “enhanced” and Bart didn’t have a vagina for an ear.
What is going on with that vaginear anyway? And the random grass rectangle.
no one uses the return YouTube dislikes browser extension?
What’s the point, if downvotes are no longer a factor in the YT backend?
I don’t want my watchlist stored on a random third party server
You sweet summer child, back in my day YouTube had a five star rating system and video response functionality.
It still does, it just doesn’t show numbers because YouTube is a coward.
No the API is dead. The extension everyone is using calculates their own dislike number by inferring from the extension users who disliked the video
But the button is still there.
Afaik it’s only for the YT-Studio backend, so creators can see the dislikes but there is no public access to that data
I don’t understand why the dislike button is important. Do you feel like you’ve lost agency over the algorithm? Or do you value the opportunity to publicly disapprove?
Perhaps you trust that a like/dislike ratio is correlated to video quality.
For my part, like, share, and subscribe are just different buttons in the Skinner box that is algorithmic entertainment. “Engagement” is free labor for to improve algorithms and train “AI”.
yes, the first one.
It’s astonishing that you believe you ever had any agency, but thanks for being honest.
You must understand that your engagement may improve your suggestions but the ultimate beneficiary is a trillion dollar company. The creators have a chance to be compensated for adding value to the platform, but you’re working for, I don’t know, vibes?